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Some say it's A*men over JPG Le Male. Some say it's quite similar to Givenchy Play Intense.

Do those descriptions fit? Is it similar to Play Intense? Should I fulfill my collection with either of them or some of you would go with both?

New Haarlem, Rochas Man, MJ Legend, Givenchy Play Intense, they all share the same kind of vibe, but they are all different scents. In my opinion, get both Rochas and Play Intense. Rochas is the more sweeter, cotton candy time of smell, Play Intense would be the less sweeter but still sweet and more pronounced coffee note mixed very well with some chocolate and a hint of wood. Play Intense is deff the stronger out of the two, Rochas is strong too but only for 1 hour, it dies down to a close to the skin scent pretty quickly, which does not happen to Play Intense. What smells the best to me is deff Rochas, even tho I love Play Intense. But that's just because I tend to like overly sweet and creamy scents which Rochas does a very good job at.

So, pick both if you ask me, layer them together for the ultimate sweet coffee/vanilla/chocolate scent!

EDIT: They are NOT similar to the nasty and horrible Le Male. Yuck, that shit stink!

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Wait until you find a decent sale and purchase both. They are both similar in 'vibe,' but different and worthy of ownership. You will enjoy both fragrances. I prefer play intense because it is less sweet but rochas is a great club scent.

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I would say that it is quite different from both A*Men and Le Male. I agree that it has a slightly similar vibe to Play Intense. The fragrance I find it the most similar to though, is Bond No. 9 New Haarlem. New Haarlem being Rochas Man on steroids, with a diet of maple syrup and coffee

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In terms of sweetness:

New Haarlem > Rochas Man > Givenchy Play Intense.

My personal preference is in reverse order though. I own Givenchy Play Intense and Rochas, and I like the former the best because it is milder -- or should I say more gentle, and it smells more masculine than Rochas Man. I don't see myself purchasing a bottle of New Haarlem as my wife and I find it too sweet.

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I do not enjoy the dry down of Play Intense, which smells excessively synthetic even to my untrained nose.. I think Emilie Coppermann simply used up her cash allowed, perhaps the last straw b4 joining The Different Company?

There's at least more to Maurice Roucel's composition and the bottle, which is even more suggestive than an Ipod wannabe..

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On Sillage:

If someone can smell me at more than an arm's length away, I'm probably wearing too much of whatever I applied; if she can distinctly make out the top notes, then perhaps I left the house a bit too soon..

On icebreaker:

I tend to compliment people on their frags to make short talks rather than anything more meaningful.

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Thank you, dear gents, for giving me an insight I have no means to try Rochas Man as there is none in the perfumeries here. I do feel, though, bold enough to purchase it blindly, however not just yet as my collection is relatively big and of decent varieties, covered in most angles I think.

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I would say Rochas Man is a pretty safe blind buy. It's not expensive and a pretty good frag. It's not too sweet (I can't stand A*Men) so for me to like Rochas Man that should tell you something. I was actually wearing Rochas Man before reading this thread, so I put Play Intense on the back of my hand to compare the two. Rochas is sweeter and darker, more of a light chocolate/caramel feel to it. Play Intense is lighter, more citrus, I'm getting a light tobacco hint even. I can agree with others who have said you can layer these two.

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You can't go wrong with Rochas Man. Lot of compliments on this one. I like it a tad better than Angel as it is not so pungent to me. Perhaps closer to Hanae Mori. Beautiful dry down with great longevity.

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To me, after about an hour and a half of wear, I can't tell much difference between A*men and Rochas Man. I'd thus describe Rochas Man as like A*men after the tar note and other bits have worn off. I don't see Le Male anywhere in its make up.
Regards,
Renato

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Rochas and Play Intense are similar but not indetical , they share same notes, so I would say Play Intense is modern version of Rochas . Who like Play intense should love Rochas but owning both of them ...hm.. no , one is enough .

In my case Rochas stay =near skin, very very close skin scent, very romantic, wintery and not so gourmand like A*men u are referring at.

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I own all 4 of the fragrances you listed. They all smell different, but have a similar vibe (with the exception of Le Male)

Le Male - Minty, lavender, and vanilla. Not very sweet, but it's a perfect combination of the aforementioned notes.
Givenchy Play Intense - Sweet with somewhat of a "rubber" note to it (yes, I am aware there is no rubber note). It's a darker sweet, if you will.
A*Men - Another "darker sweet." Not too similar in scent to P.I. but it has a similar vibe. This one smells like chocolate with tar. The tar note dies down but it still lingers a bit. I like this the best of the 4.
Rochas Man - Very sweet in my opinion. It's been referred to as "burnt caramel" or "burnt sugar." I does have a bitter-sweet scent to it, but it quickly becomes more appealing.

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Rochas Man is very safe blind buy if you like sweet coffe/vanilla/lavender scents.
If you want to know how does it smell just go to nearest mall and spray Axe Dark Temptation over you, then imagine adding plenty of lavender on top and you have Rochas Man. Lavender gives Rochas Man kinda dirty feel on top.

Play Intense IMO is more similiar to A*Men, than to Rochas Man, and both are less similiar to Rochas than Dark Temptation is.

Rochas Man is great fragrance and was my most weared last winter but I dont feel like I need it now in the company of DHI or LIDGE so I let my mother use it and she loves it as well as Pi.

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Originally Posted by Igorbg

Rochas and Play Intense are similar but not indetical , they share same notes, so I would say Play Intense is modern version of Rochas . Who like Play intense should love Rochas but owning both of them ...hm.. no , one is enough .

In my case Rochas stay =near skin, very very close skin scent, very romantic, wintery and not so gourmand like A*men u are referring at.

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IMO Rochas Man is similar to Play Intense but I don't get the connection with A*Men or Le male , other than that all of them are sweet scents.
The guys pretty much described Rochas , I agree with them .
Rochas Man > Play Intense.

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Dont wanna start a new thread so I highjack this one - does anyone else think Rochas Man smell absolutely terrible when you smell it close on skin? It smells nothing alike for example when I spray it in the air. Asking because Rochas Man is my most complimented fragrance and it makes me question what does other people smell on my skin lol.

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i bought mj legend as it had good reviews and was very cheap,however i was quite dissapointed with it,yes there was a similarity with the dry down to rochas man but on my skin i found mj legend a bit harsher.i havent tried the others as they are a little pricey for me but i have worn rochas man for about a year and find its a very very nice fragrance,quite sweet and smooth and classy and as its only £23 for 100ml its an absolute bargain,the only drawback for me is isnt that strong on me and dosent last long but most fragrances are like that on me anyway,i did see a rochas man intense but it seems its discontinued.

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Originally Posted by Micho

Dont wanna start a new thread so I highjack this one - does anyone else think Rochas Man smell absolutely terrible when you smell it close on skin? It smells nothing alike for example when I spray it in the air. Asking because Rochas Man is my most complimented fragrance and it makes me question what does other people smell on my skin lol.

Rochas Man can be indeed quite overbearing when smelling from up close, but emits very soft, sweet coffee/praline scent when smelled from afar.

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It reminds me of the sweet deep fried something on a stick smell at a carnival in the summertime. For some reason everytime I get the first whiff, the vision of a merry-go-round pops into my head. It's definately sugary.

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Originally Posted by Corky

It reminds me of the sweet deep fried something on a stick smell at a carnival in the summertime. For some reason everytime I get the first whiff, the vision of a merry-go-round pops into my head. It's definately sugary.

The last time I put Rochas Man on, I sprayed it on in my bedroom, then went out to the living room. 5 minutes later, I hear my daughter yelling "Cinnabon! Mmmm Cinnabon!" ... she'd walked into my bedroom to get something, and thought she smelled Cinnabon lol